Room 15 2022

Morena parents and whānau, we hope you have had a wonderful weekend thus far. It is hard to believe we are almost halfway through term 2! The weeks are really flying by. We are so proud of the growth the children are making, both academically and socially. We are noticing a lot of creative thinking happening from the children during play-based learning and new friendships developing.  Check out the religious art we created this week using paper plates, paint and wool. We have placed them around the classroom like the stain-glass windows in our church.  Things happening this week: We celebrate Samoan Language Week! There will be activities that children can participate in during lunch times.  On Monday and Tuesday the Young Vinnies are hosting a talent show. Please encourage your child to give it a go if they have a special talent to share.  Tuesday - Room 15 library. Wednesday - Room 16 and 17 library. We will also be visiting the Mary Mother of God Icon.  Thursday - The following stud

 Kia ora, Tomorrow the children are allowed to bring1 toy from home to play with during Golden Time. Please, no electronics or items that are extremely precious or breakable. The children will be expected to keep their toys in their bags until Golden Time.  Thank you.

Some children have been learning about open and closed questions during reading time. Today they practiced comprehension skills by independently answering open and closed questions about the story Pirate Crew. 

Kia ora parents and whānau,  Pink Shirt Day was a great success - thanks for supporting this. Please keep the antibullying message alive; it is essential that the Pink Shirt Day is not just a one day wonder. We celebrate diversity in all forms and we want our school to be safe, supportive, welcoming and inclusive for everyone. We need to remind our students to be kind.  Some reminders from Mr Macmillan - We have Ascension Liturgy in the hall at 10.15 am on Wednesday. This is being led by the Totara team. - Tuesday 7th June is a Teacher Only Day. The Teachers at St Mary’s will be joining John Paul College for this day’s focus of ‘Matariki’. There will be no school for children on this day. If you require childcare you can contact Maryanne Rolling on 0211 215599. The week ahead Monday: Fun Gym at lunchtime - girls bring a change of clothes Tuesday: Book Club at lunchtime, Library Room 15 Wednesday:  Ascension Liturgy, Library Rooms 17 and 16 Thursday: Normal School day Friday: Sausage

 Check out our awesome video about Pink Shirt Day. Spread love, care and happiness this weekend! 

Please join R15 on Pink Shirt Day Friday, May 20th, 2022 .  Wear a pink shirt, dress, or shorts, and bring a gold coin donation for the mental health foundation. Be the change and stand up with us to bring awareness around bullying, by standing together and speaking up. 

Cross   Country  2022 Because we have some wonderful year 4's in our class, it would be fantastic to see them participating in cross country.  On Thursday 2nd June we will be holding our annual   Cross   Country   for Year 4-6 in the Redwoods. Please could all parents and caregivers fill in the form below. Cross   Country  form

Kia ora,  It was great to catch up with parents and caregivers at the teacher-parent-child conferences last Tuesday and Wednesday. The children are generally making good progress despite the interruptions due to covid.  Class Photos Class photos are tomorrow - Monday. Could parents please ensure that children come to school in the correct uniform, including wearing a named jumper and having hair tied up where necessary? Structured Literacy Parent Information Meeting Are you curious about the new approach to spelling and reading taking place at school? You may have learnt a little about this at your parent conference last week.  Come along and learn about the structured literacy approach, what this means for your child and how you can support their learning at home. Our consultant, Marion Kirby from Learning Matters will give you a brief overview of how the brain learns to read - you may learn a thing or two yourself! See you upstairs in the Staffroom at 3.15 pm Wednesday the 18th of Ma

This term our other Strand for Mathematics is Measurement.  Every Friday we focus our learning on this and do 'hand's on' activities to reinforce our learning.  Last Friday  Rooms 15, 16 and 17 were learning about measuring things with non-standard units.  They watched a video and then chose a buddy to work with.  Together they participated in a variety of activities where they had to measure objects using non-standard units (hands, feet, straws, string, pencil, pipe-cleaner etc) to measure objects correctly.  They made sure they were measuring as accurately as possible and had to think about which "non-standard unit" in their toolkit was most suitable.  There was a lot of discussion, working together and problem-solving happening. Next week we are going to do the same, but measure using proper measuring tools and units.  

It is great to see our students getting creative with the lego during play-based learning. These boys decided to take on the challenge of building a treehouse, which turned out fantastic!  "We added a ladder so that people can climb onto the roof and see the beautiful view" "Our treehouse is in Africa where it is really hot, that is why we added the windmill". Well done boys, we can't wait to see what you build next. 

 A hiahi mārie parents and whānau, welcome to week 2!  Happy Mothers Day to all Mums, Step-Mums, Grandmothers, Aunties and the likes out there. We hope you have had a really special day.  We've had a successful start to the term, it was so nice to have all of our tamariki back refreshed and ready to learn. We were able to have our first whole school assembly for the year, which was fantastic.  Check out some of the awesome creative play that happened last week below: Things happening this week: Tuesday   - Library - Student/Parent/Teacher interviews.  Wednesday  - Student/Parent/Teacher interviews.  Friday  - Assembly. - Golden Time.  Friendly Reminders: - It was great to see so many children in correct winter uniform this week. Please keep this up.  - Children still need to be sanitising when they get to school and throughout the day.  - We are posting information on the Blog and Educa so please keep and eye out for notifications.  Have a fantastic Sunday afternoon,  Sophie Bowie